Slide 4- Bakersfield Bulk Plant Operations

Question 1

What PSI Does Halliburton’s Pneumatic Bulk Plant Operate On

Answer 1

20 PSI

Question 2

What Day to Day General Maintenance Tasks Need To Be Done

Answer 2

1. Check 5” Air Actuated Valves for Damage
2. Check the Oil Level In All Four Compresors Plus The Blower
3. Bleed Off Air and Check High and Low Pressure Lines For Condensation
4. Check all shipping lines and hoses for leaks

Question 3

How Many Storage Silos Does Bakersfield Have

Answer 3

13

Question 4

What Is The Total Cubic Footage For Our Storage Silos

Answer 4

2560 Cubic Feet

Question 5

How Many Holding Silos Does The Bulk Plant Have

Answer 5

3

Question 6

What is The Total Cubic Footage for Our Holding Silos

Answer 6

1500 Cubic Feet

Question 7

How Many Blend Tanks Does Bakersfield Have and What is The Cubic Footage

Answer 7

2 Blend Tanks At 410 Cubic Feet

Question 8

How Many Scale Tanks and What Is The Cubic Footage

Answer 8

1 Scale Tank At 410 Cubic Feet

Question 9

What Size Are The Shipping Lines and Hoses

Answer 9

5”

Question 10

How Many Compressors Does The Bulk Plant Use For Shipping

Answer 10

Three High Volume/Low Pressure Compressors are Used to Ship Material At 20 PSI

Question 11

How Many Compressors Does The Bulk Plant Use For 5” Air Actuated Flapper Valves

Answer 11

One High Pressure/Low Volume Compressor

Question 12

What Does The Bulk Plant Blower Do

Answer 12

It Pushes Silo Material Through Shipping Lines While High Volume/Low Pressure Compressor Pulls The Material

Question 13

What Cement Material Do We Have In Silos

Answer 13

SSA-1 (Silos 8&9), Pozmix (Silo 10), MPC (Silo 5, 7) Junk Tank (Silo 6), Type 3 (Tank 3), Spherelite (Tank 4) Barite (Tank 1)

Question 14

Can Various Material Be Put In These Silos

Answer 14

No! Each Silo Is Permited For A Specific Material

Question 15

What Is The Bulk Plant Computer System Called

Answer 15

PLC

Question 16

How Many Times Do We Transfer Blends Through The Scale and Blend Tanks

Answer 16

4 Total Transfers Before Shipping To Bulk Truck

Question 17

How Large Should One Batch Blend Be

Answer 17

No larger than one transport tank load

Question 18

What is Halliburton’s Accuracy Standard for Cement and Additive Measurments

Answer 18

Accuracy of .1% of the gross capacity of the scale (25lbs for 25,000lb scale or 200lb for 200,000lb scale)

Question 19

What is HMS procedure for “Sandwiching” Additives with Cement

Answer 19

HMS requires the 1/3, 1/2, 1/3, 1/2, 1/3 method. Add 1/3 of required cement for the batch, then 1/2 of the additives, then 1/3 of cement, then 1/2 of additives, followed by 1/3 cement.

Question 20

When Should Samples Be Pulled for Lab

Answer 20

After the 4 pneumatic transfer. Bakersfield uses automatic in-line sampler operated throughout the complete transfer (total sample size should be around one gallon)

Question 21

What Type of Pneumatic Cement Bulk Plant Does Bakersfield Have

Answer 21

Vacuum- Pneumatic Plant with one scale tank, two blend tanks and blend material holding tanks